On July 4, IDF forces, the General Security Service (Shin Bet), and the Border Police (Magav) detained three suspects involved in terrorist activities in Judea and Samaria. The detainees were handed over to Shin Bet investigators for questioning.
Operations were conducted in Tulkarm, Idna, and Qalqilya, where printing equipment used for extremist materials was confiscated. There were clashes, but no casualties were reported on the Israeli side.
Since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, over 4,150 terror suspects have been detained in the Palestinian Authority, with more than 1,750 linked to Hamas.
In Zaatar, southeast of Bethlehem, the homes of two terrorists, brothers Muhammad and Hatem Zuahar, were demolished. On February 22, 2024, they killed Matan Elmaliah and wounded several others on Highway 1 between Maale Adumim and Jerusalem. The terrorists were killed at the scene.
